OHL Zonal Support Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 26, 2026. National Grid scores A on the Alion truth index.
Zonal Support Engineer - Overhead Lines
As activity across the network continues to grow, we're looking for someone with Overhead Line (OHL) operations experience to help strengthen operational resilience, risk management and compliance across our Overhead Line Operations team.
As an OHL Zonal Support Engineer, you'll provide operational support across the UK, working closely with the wider OHL leadership team to support the delivery of key operational priorities. This is a mobile national role, with travel across the country and occasional overnight stays. You will be provided with a company car to support national travel requirements.
You'll be joining a national support capability that helps our operational teams stay prepared, informed and equipped to deliver work safely and consistently as the volume and complexity of activity across the network continues to increase.
What You’ll Do:
- Identify, coordinate and manage operational risks, dependencies and constraints across OHL operations.
- Support the delivery of statutory inspections, equipment readiness, fleet management, resilience planning and emergency response activities.
- Work with operational teams, suppliers and technical forums to support OHL services and contracts.
- Produce clear actions, readiness updates, trackers and senior leadership briefings from operational information.
- Help ensure OHL operations remain supported, compliant and operationally ready as the workplan grows.
- Collaborate with training, competence, recruitment and onboarding teams to support workforce readiness.
- Provide OHL expertise and input into wider Asset Operations processes.
- Promote safe, consistent and effective ways of working across the OHL function.
What You’ll Have:
- Relevant OHL or comparable safety-critical operational, engineering, risk, compliance, resilience, planning or coordination experience.
- A minimum HNC in a relevant discipline is essential, along with a NEBOSH General Certificate or a commitment to work towards achieving this qualification.
- Good knowledge of OHL work, safety, equipment, authorisations, statutory inspection requirements and operational compliance.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, stakeholder and communication skills.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
It would also be great if you have;
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Experience coordinating operational readiness, risk and resilience activity, and producing senior stakeholder updates.
If you’re ready to use your OHL experience to help manage risk, strengthen resilience and support safe delivery across a growing network, we’d love to hear from you.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
What You'll Get:
£56,579 - £65,000 dependent on experience.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance, Job Requirement Car and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
More Information
The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 9 November 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 23 November 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
About Us:
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business
At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
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